The 2025-2026 Innovation Grant application window will open on August 27, 2025.
The Manor Schoolhouse Foundation’s Innovation Grants are designed to encourage, facilitate, and reward innovative and creative instructional approaches in the Manor Independent School District.
Manor ISD teachers, campuses, and departments may apply for funding to support innovative programs or projects that support higher levels of student learning. The grant must enhance student learning and support the objectives, goals, and initiatives of their Campus Action Plan or the District Improvement Plan.
To help with planning your grant application, you may download the list of questions here.
Grants of up to $750 will be awarded to individual teacher-initiated programs or projects.
Grants up to $1,500 will be awarded to campus teams, departments, and district-initiated programs or projects.
Important Dates
August 27, 2025: Innovation Grant Application Opens
September 17 & 18, 2025: Grant Writing Informational Virtual Workshops: Register Here
Wednesday, September 17, from 5 p.m. — 6 p.m. and Thursday, September 18, from 4 p.m. — 5 p.m.
October 30, 2025: Applications Due
November 5, 2025: Grant Selection Committee Meeting to Review Grants
November 19, 2025: Present Selected Grants to the MSF Board of Directors for Approval
December 2025: Prize Patrol - Present Grants to Teachers
May 18, 2026: Final Grant Reports Due
Projects must fall into one or more categories:
Project Based Learning Initiatives
Fine Arts Programming
Academic and Educational Enrichment
Parent Education
Social/Emotional Learning
Innovative Teaching
Physical Health
Student Leadership Development
STEM
College and Career Readiness
Career and Technical Education
